The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-26
THE MILITIA AT THE CAPITAL
The Indiana Men, and the Fine Showing
They Made in Yesterdays Parade.
Southern Companies Improve the Occasion
to Make Donkeys of MISUNDERSTANDING
Competition To Begin This Morning.
THE NIILITlAAIEN.

Yesterdays Parade and kevfeW-ArtiiIery
Competition to Begin this Morning.
Special TIC the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, May 25-The parade CT all the
companies present in the national drill encamp-
ment to-day, was a beautiful sight, and the In
diana delegation showed remarkably well. The
indianapolis Light Infantry, in their handsome
uniforms and with their fine marching, gained
great applause from the thousands who lined the
street along the route of the parade. The bat
terry did not join in the march. The Fort Wayne
boys looked we'll, and were also loudly cieered
They had themselves photographed in a group
after returning to camp. Notwithstanding the fact
that they were pretty well tired out after their
long march The Light Battery will enter into
the competition for the artillery drill prize to-
morrow morning It is thought success will be
between them and the Milwaukee battery. The
infantry company drills were postponed to-day
account of rain.
The parade of the troops to-day. for review by
the President offered the first opportunity for
seeing at once the entire body of those forming
the encampment and was unqualified success.
The arrangements for the parade were seasonal
bly, completed, and were carried out almost to
the allotted second. without apparent hitch or
break The head OF the column started from the
camp up Seventeenth street promptly at noon.
FeacQoO
and invited guests ten minutes later. The re-
viewing stand had seats tor nearly 300 and was
well filled, without crowding. With the Presi
dent were Mrs. Cleveland Mrs. Welsh and
Mrs. Marcy. and Colonel and Mrs Lamont, Gen.
Sheridan and several members of his staff. in
full uniform were their escorts. Among the
guests of the drill were Governor Lee of Vir-
ginia and staff; Governor McGill, of Minnesota.
and staff the staff OF Governor Gray, of Indiana
1.-THE Governor himself having been detained at
the last moment); Secretary Endicott Senators
Sherman and German the Mexican and Japanese
ministers and the ladies of their families, and
liberal sprinkline of other legations and army
people The stand covered with bunting,
and stood beneath the shade of the lofty trees
which front the White House grounds.
When the right of the column approached,
the President stepped upon the dais, and in re-
Spouse to the salutes of the passing command
ers, removed his hat and bowed. Following
General Anger and the brilliant staff attached
to his headquarters, came the Marine band.
forty men. The order of the parade was as
follows:
Virginia Brigade Brig. Gen. c. J. Anderson;
First provisional battalion louisville Legion.
six companies,) Col. John B. Castleman; Second
Ohio Infantry; Company D, Eighth Ohio: Com
pany G, Seventeenth Ohio. and Toledo Cadets,
Battery B, Ohio). Col. J. c. Howe; Third pro-
visional battalion Washington Light Infantry
Corps, Washington Cadets, Col William G.
Moore; Fourth provisional battalion, SAP
Antonio Rifles. Belknap Rifles. Lomax Rifles
Louisiana Rifles, Lee Light Guard, Company ID,
Second Missouri: Companies B and c, Third
Missouri). Maj. w. Fl. Sheffield; Fifth provisional
battalion Company D, Second Maine; Company
D, Thirty second New York; Company c. First
New Jersey, Eighth Separate Company, New
York; Company H, Sixth Illinois, Fort Wayne
Rifles, indianapolis Light Infantry. Muscatine
N: Id
Third Indiana Gatns-gun Squad,) Colonel Bob
Letter: Sixth provisional battalion COMPANY De
First Michigan; Companies and /, Second
Michigan; Company A, First Michigan; Com
pany D. First Minnesota; Governors Guard of
North Carolina), Colonel Anthony; seventh pro-
visional battalion Fifth Rhode Island Battalion,
Sheridan Guards, Sarsfeld Guards. Shields
Guard, Emerald Guards, Emmett Guards),
Lieutenant colonel Moran: ninth provisional
battalion Chicago zouaves, keck Zouaves).
Capt. T. j. Ford; eighth provisional battalion
michigan Military Academy Cadets. Peekskiu
Cadets, Cayuga Lake Cadets. Maryland College
Cadets, Bethel Cadets. st. Johns Academy Ca
dets), Col. j. Sumner Rogers.
The wide, paved avenues selected for the line
of march afforded ample room for display by
company 'front.' and thousands of strangers, with
half the population of the Capital City filled the
windows and lined the pavements along the en-
tire route. sHas ~,a
The vicksburg Southrons, with their band,
and the Memphis Merchants Zouaves brought
up the rear, with quite an interval between
them and their predecessors They formed, in
fact, a little column by themselves They had
been assigned to positions. respectively. in the
Fourth and Ninth provisional battalions; but
dropped out of line, because. their officers ex-
plain. they were placed Immediately behind col
ored organizations.
The President gave a private reception this
afternoon to the officers of the Louisville, KY,
Legion. He was much pleased with that battal-
ion as it passed him during the parade, and said
to Colonel King, of Milwaukee, who stood
him on the grand stand, that he thought it pre-
sented as creditable an appearance as any body
of troops that participated.